Vending machine



April 26,1927. 1,626,429 F. RUOFF VENDING MACHINE Filed May 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES INVENTOR fiedericiifluoff BY Y ATI'ORNEYS April 26 1927.

F. RUOFF VENDING MACHINE Filed May 20. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Frederiokfluof ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

' UNITEST FREDERICK arrow, or IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR r0 n. SMITH, orNnw' Yoax, N. Y. r

VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed May 20,

Thisinvention relates to vendingmachines and has for an object to provide an 1mproved construction wherein packages are vended, the arrangement being such that a package is vended after each insertlon of a Another object of theinvention is to provide a vending machine in-which the coin control mechanism is soarranged as to, cause the coin to shift the locking mechanism as the mechanism is manually rotated.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a vending machine in which there tional View through Figure 2,approximately Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure ,4 butshowing the parts moved to a-partially operated position. 1 V

Figure 6 is a view similar to Flgure 5 but showing the parts moved to 'a completely operated position. Y

Figure -7 is a sectional-view through Figure 4:,approximately on line 77.

Figure 8 is a sectional viewthrough Figure 7 on line 88.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional vlew through Figure 8 on line 9 Referring to the accompanying drawlngs by numerals, 1 indicates a casing which may be made of sheet metal and which is pro-' vided with an offset portion 2 whereby the slot or opening 3 may be arranged to permit a coin to be deposited and moved ver-. tically into the mechanism. A slot plate 4 is arranged to surround the slot 3 and assist in guiding the coin as it drops into the proper place. The casing 1 is provided with an open portion 5 at the lower end whereby when any of the articles 6 are released they will fall to a position adjacent this open space and may be readily grasped by a person. From Figure 3 it will be noted that there is provided a hopper 7 for receiving '8 of the rotating ejector 9.

1926. Serial No. 110,499.

a number, of articles 6 which move down under the action of gravity so that they may be fed one at a time into the recess I This, ejector is provided with arc-shaped sections 10 and the uppermost arc-shaped section 10 moves" to close the lower end of hopper 7 as 'the lowermost article 6 is discharged. After the discharge of an article 6, the ejector 9 is moved back to substantially the position shown in Figure 3 and another article 6 drops into the recess 8 so that the device may be operated again if desired. The ejector 9 is moved in one direction by. a manual actuation-of handle 11 and in the opposite direction by the action of the spring .12.

' Itwill be noted that the-ejector 9 is con-' nected with a shaft-13 in any desired manner, said shaft merging into the crank or handle 11.- Preferably, the ejector 9 is provided with an end structure 14 having a square portion 15 fitting the. shaft 13, which shaft is square as shown in Figures tto 6 inclusive. 2 w

Arranged beneath the shoulder or'ofiset portion 2 is a coin control mechanism whichnormally prevents the actuation of the ejector 9 but permits the actuation of this ejector when a coin of proper size has been deposited. This coin control mechanism in cludes plates 16 and 17 which have square openings fitting-over the square shaft 13 whereby they turn .with this shaft; Plate 16 is provided with .a tooth-or projection 18-acting as a stop and with pressed out ears 19 and 20 also acting as stops. stops 19 and 20 coact with the bar 21 secured to the casing 1 and extending over plate16 and associated parts. The plate 17 is provided with a recess 22 adapted to receive, a coin, said recess beingmuch larger than the coin so that a stop 25 is connected to plate 16 and extends'into the opening 22. A guiding flange 24 extends upwardly from plate 17 when this plate is'in its normal position. The flange 24:, as clearly indicated in Figures 4 and 7, acts to guide the coin from the slot 3 so that it willfall into the opening 22 between plates 16 and 17.

When a coin is first inserted, it moves to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 4 and then handle 11 is turned manually. The first part of the movement causes the parts to be shifted to the position shown in Figure 5 whereupon the coin engages the projection 26 of the locking plate 27 and raises the same so that the stop or abutment 19 strikes against the bar 21.

18 will not. strike the extension 26, As the abutment 18 does not strike extension 26, the parts may'freely move around to the posi tion shown in Figure 6 or until the abutment The ejector 9 has been turned by this time until the article in the socket 8 has been ejected and also the coin has been turned until it may freely drop out of the opening 22 into'the chute 28 29-. It will be noted that the locking plate 27 is slidingly mounted on the bar 21 and extension 26 moves inthe slot 30 while the plate is providedwith a slot 31 which accom and pass down said chute into the coin box modates the pin 32 and also the springl33.

7 Thespring 33 tends at all times to hold the extension 26 in its lowered position as shown in Figures 4 and 9. WVhen in this position and no coin in the opening 22, abutment 18 will strike'the extension 26 and, therefore,

prevent a sufficient rotation of ejector 9 to 25 force'an article 6 therefrom. The spring 12 at oneend is connected to the annular flange 34' extendingfrom plate 16 and at thewoppo- I site end is connected to'the bar- 21 by a pin or other suitable means. VThe rotation of 36' plate 16 and associated parts by spring 12 is limited by the stop' 20 engaging bar 21. It will'be noted that handle 11 may be pulled back and forth a short distance without the 7 use ofa coin but the movement is not sufiicient to permit the proper actuation of the ejector 9,v When a coin of the proper size has been inserted, it will in a certain sense, cover the abutment ls and, therefore, cause the locking plate 27 to be raised so that the abutment- 18 cannot function.

. What I claim is: p

, 1; In [a vending machine a coin control mechanism including a stationary bar, a slidingcatchformed with a projection extending' through said bar, a pair of rotatable disks,

one disk having a coin g'uidingflange, the second mentioned disk having a com receiv- 111, notch, means for supporting the 00111 in said notch so that it will project beyond, the

disk, the first mentioned disk having :-an

abutment adapted to strike the sliding catch when the disk is rotated, saidnotch being so positioned that when a coin of theproper 7 size is positioned thereinthe coin will act as a cam formoving said catch 'out'rof the way of said abutment and permit the disk v to rotate, manuallyactuated means for move ingthe disks in one direction, and spring means for moving the disks in thc opposite direction. i

. 2. In a vending machine,

a coin controlled apparatus and a manually actuated shaft for actuating said apparatus, said coin c0n-,

a radial abutment extending beyond the periphery of its disk a less distance thanthe projection of said coin, said other-disk be thereof, said stops being arranged at right angles to each other in position to strike said stationary bar, one stop striking "said" stationary bar when said shaft has been moved an extreme distance in one direction and the *ing provided withtwo stops on one face v other stop striking the said bar when the shaft is moved to the extreme distance, in the opposite direction. and a lockingplate normally arranged in the path of movement of said abutment, said locking plate being capable "of movement out of the path of movement of said abutment when a coin of the proper slze 1s posltioned lnsaid socket.

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